Door hanger



Feb. 5, 19.24. 1,482,704

M. SCHWARTZ DOOR HANGER Filed March 6, 1922 HIS FITTDRNE'Y Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED STA-T P A T ENT OFF l C E.

MORRIS SCHWARTZ, OF CHICAGQ 'ILLINOIS;

DOOR HANGER.

Application filed March 6, 1922; Serial No. 5 41,433.-

provements in'Door Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to a metal cabinet, such as used for the storage of foodand'other commodities in the home or place of business, and it refers particularly to means for hanging the door, or doors, of

such cabinet.

In former days when the home was a spacious dwelling, fitted with pantries and cellar compartments, there was ample room "for everything, and a special place for every particular article, but we are now entering upon a period of condensation, wherein every inch of space becomes worthy of consideration, and where compact andsanitary devices supersede the spacious storing. places of old. One of these devices-is a metal-cabinet for storing food, either containing ice, or iceless. IVood is not desirable for su'cli'pur poses, on account of its odor absorbing qualities, also because it swells, warps and decays, but enameled or galvanized metal is, on-the other hand, well adapted for the pur pose. The door, or doors, of the cabinet must be relatively large, in order that ready access to the corners of the cabinetmay, be had for cleaning purposes. The cabinet must be light, so as to be easily movedor carried from place to place, and in order that it may be light it mustbe made from thin sheet metal. It must be-of neat and pleasing appearance, or no'woman will feel inclined to placeit within her home. And the door must fit tightly, and it must be strongly supported in order to continue to fit tightly.

With the foregoing conditions in view the object of the present invention is the provision of improved means for hanging the door on such cabinet. A further objectis to provide a substantial device of the character specified and which may be apphed'to a metal cabinet withoutdistorting the metal of the cabinet, but'which will look neat and be strong and durable.

A structure embodying the invention will be'hereinat'ter fully described, and a drawingis hereto annexed, in which such structure is illustrated as a whole and also in its details.

In the drawing Fig. 1 Sl1'0WS,- 1 I1 perspective, ametal cabinet embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a View, on a larger scale, oftheupper front right-hand corner of the cabinet,

Fig. 3'is-a' perspective view'of one of the hirig'e' elements of the invention,

ig. 4 is a'n'end View of the same member,

F i'g." '5 illustrates my improved method of securing said member on the cabinet front,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentar view of the cabie net-front as it appears be ore the hinge member'is mounted inposition, and

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of structure. The'structure of Fi' l represents-a sim* ple form of cabinet. ut it has this in common with all good cabinets of the type con-- sidered, that its door 1 covers near the entireffront of the cabinet; The door" is hung upona 'pair ofhinges2 and 3, and these hinges are connected by a common hinge pin 4. The-hinge portion 1 of the door may conveniently be formedand bent up from the metal of the door'itself, substantially as shown. But thehinge' ortion of the cabinet cannot be made in t is manner, because it would not be possible in that case to make a'tiglit'fit between the door and cabinet. In orderto providef'suc'h tight fit I provide a pair. of hinge members 5, which members convenientl'y a'nd preferably may be identi'cal in shape. Each"membe'r comprises a cylin'dri'cal body portion- 5, and a pair of flanges idividedinto three parts 5", 5, 5 and 5 ,5355 The middle flange-parts 5, 5' are bent outward at rightangles to the end parts',*sojas to form lowbases for contact withtheiront of the'cabinet, 6. --In this frontis providednarrow apertures, see also Fig.6, through which the flange parts 5", 5 and 5,"5 are forced, whereupon'these parts are bent' outward over the aperture edges 6, 6", and then pressed against the inner surface of'the cabinet front, substantially as shown.

' In making the slits inthe front plate 6 no metal is removed, but the metal is merely separated'andthe edges-6*, 6 are then curled inward,'substantiall as shown, far enough to permitthe said ange parts'to be forced through 'thefapertures. This feature is of considerable importance. For one thing it is noticed that the inwardly curving surfaces 6 form a cradle for the outer cylindrical surface of the body portion I). Said body portion is firmly held to resist twisting strains. In the second place it is to be observed that the pressure against the structure in clinching the flange parts against the inner surface of the front, in direction of the arrow in Fig. 5, operates to force the aperture edges 6, 6 toward each other, thereby pressing the intermediate portion of the flange parts tightly together. A third important feature of this construction is that the pressure required to clinch the flange parts against the inner surface of the cabinet front will not be sufiicient to straighten out the aperture edges, which remain somewhat projecting. l/Vhen thereupon the flange parts are completely pressed into position it is noticed that only the ends of said parts rest against the inner surface of the front, and that the portion intermediate the ends and the aperture edges is slightly spaced away from said surface. In this manner it is seen that the full benefit is obtained of the natural resiliency of the metal, and that the twisting strain on the hinge body is taken on the ends of the flanges, at a point far removed from the center of said body. Rivets will pull loose in such thin metal, or fall out entirely, sharp bends over aperture edges, which have not been curved inward, will fulcrum the structure at such bends and not at the ends of the flanges, but in the structure shown a substantially continuous curve is found from one end of a. flange part, through the aperture, around the body, and back to the opposite flange end. The thin metal can at no time offer more resistance to strains than its molecular strength will permit, and I do not claim that the structure of my invention will do more, but I have found that an outward pull on the hinge body will tend to draw the aperture edges together, and thereby tighten the grip on the flanges confined therebetween, and that ample leverage and the full elastic strength of the metal is available to resist pulling and twisting strains.

The feature of drawing the parts tightly together is also important, as it operates to provide a substantially air tight joint, an essential element especially in an ice box.

It may here be suggested that the front plate 6 will have to be slightly recessed, substantially as indicated at 6 in Fig. 2, in order to afford operating clearance for the door hinge portions 1, but as such recessing can be made at the same time the apertures become formed in the plate, it need not add to the cost of the device. lft is, however, possible to avoid this operation by employing a modified form of structure, such as illustrated in Fig. 7.

asagnall-lere the cabinet front is made with apertures, as aforesaid, and a. hinge member comprising a body portion 1P, from which extend end flanges 11 11, is seated in said apertures, substantially as described. But. it is noticed that the body 11 is not quite cylindrical and that it does not seat in the recess formed by the incurving edges 10 10 of the apertures. The body 11 is made one-sided and it rests on top of the cabinet front surface. Comparing this construction with the one shown in Fig. 5 it is readily seen that it is not nearly so strong as the first described structure. It may be possible to loosen the hinge member 11 by pulling on the body until the flange 11 rises from its resting surface 10, without noticeably distorting the metal of the cabinet front. But it has not been found possible to twist the body 5 loose without first spoiling the cabinet front.

Aside from the Weakness just pointed out, I wish to state that this modified form of my invention retains the important features incident to the incurving apertures, and the hinge piece having flanges disposed at right angles to each other and made from a simple rectangular or square piece of sheet metal, without any waste of metal.

I claim:

1. In combination with sheet metal door and jamb, both made with apertures made by slitting the metal and curving the edges of the slits inward, of hinge members made from sheet metal folded to provide a cylindrical body from which extend flanges lying close togetherhnd slit, the center portion of the flanges bent outward at right angles to the end portions, the latter pressed through said slits and clinched, the center portions resting against the front of the door and jamb, the cylindrical body seated in said curved edges.

2. A cabinet provided with slits having inwardly curving edges, a hinge member having cylindrical body seated in the curved recess of said edges, Said member made with flanges pressing against the outer surface of the cabinet and provided with flanges capable of being forced through said slits and clinched against the inner cabinet surface.

3. A cabinet provided with alined slits having inwardly curved edges, hinge mem hers seatable in said slits, each member comprising a tubular cylindrical body seatable in the recess of said curved edges and having flanges forced through said slits for clinching on the inner surface, the interme diate portion of said body flared out so as to press against the flat portion of the outer cabinet wall intermediate said slits.

4. A cabinet having thin metal facings and made with alined slits in the front facmg, the slit edges curved inward, a sheet metal member for each slit and comprising a cylindrical body seated in the curved recess of the slit edges and having end flanges forced through the slit and clinched, said body made with intermediate flanges pressing against the outside surface of the facing.

5. A sheet metal container having alined apertures adjacent to the door opening, said apertures produced by slitting the metal and then curving the edges of the slits inward, and a hinge member made from sheet metal folded over to form a loop from which extends end flanges capable of being forced through said apertures and curved over against the inner surface of the cabinet, the metal of said member, intermediate the said end flanges, bent outward, right and left, at

right angles to the flanges so as to rest against the outside surface of the cabinet.

6. As an article of manufacture, a hinge member made from a square or rectangular piece of sheet metal folded over on one center line to form a loop, the portions of the piece on each side of the loop extending in the form of flat abutting flanges, said flanges divided by two slits at right angles to the axis of said loop into three parts, the middle parts bent outward, right and left, at right angles to the end parts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

MORRIS SCHWARTZ. 

